repression
UK/rɪ'preʃən/US/ri'preʃәn/
B2
Definitions
n.
The act of controlling people by force; the unconscious blocking of painful feelings
镇压；（心理）压抑
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedNoun of repress (press back) — political control by force, or the mind pushing painful feelings back out of awareness.
Root press still carries 89 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.political repression政治压制
- 2.state repression国家镇压
- 3.sexual repression性压抑
- 4.repression of dissent压制异见
Example Sentences
- 1.
The protesters faced brutal state repression.
- 2.
Freud linked many neuroses to childhood repression.